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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201, covering local news and community notices.
Congress presses to close tax gaps while IRS permits deducting half of indemnity payments in a civil case against five major U.S. drug makers for price fixing. The settlement would let taxpayers cover $60 million of claims. critics warn the rule shifts costs to the public and may embolden misconduct.
Esther M Parmelee longtime Bennington benefactor died here yesterday Her public service touched libraries Red Cross blood program church hospital and Bennington Museum Her gift of the Old Bennington schoolhouse and many private benevolences left a lasting foundation for the community
The piece surveys a busy Bennington summer with picnics day camps theatre and swimming facilities plus a Putnam Square critic lampooning Troy garbage issues. It shifts to national politics noting Ho Chi Minh’s rejection of Nixon’s compromise and the risk of renewed bombing and a protracted war tie to earlier history.
Vermont Education Commissioner Harvey Scribner proposes using school construction aid as a regionalization incentive. The plan would require 450 secondary students in grades 7 12 or 300 in grades 9 12 to qualify for 30 percent state funding for new facilities. Officials caution the idea faces resistance and will be reviewed by the State Education Board with an Aug 26 Montpelier hearing planned for public input.
James Reston analyzes Nixon's Vietnam dilemma as Saigon stalls Paris talks. He notes high American casualties, stalled peace efforts, and Le Duan's continued opposition to compromise. The piece weighs options: press for military victory, seek a political exit, or risk chaos in Saigon while Nixon searches for a workable middle path.
A Vermont editorial argues engineers cannot replace landscape architects in vacation home development. It stresses shaping land use for beauty and long term maintenance, citing soil, drainage, appearance, and regional climate. The piece calls for hiring experienced landscape architects to ensure livable, green subdivisions and warns developers to consider public goodwill and aesthetics.
The passage notes a leader seeking an exit from the war but warns that continued concessions to Saigon without gains from Hanoi and the Vietcong could provoke one of two reactions, implying strategic risk and uncertain outcomes.
The piece argues that space achievement shifts from lone explorers to coordinated teams of engineers and technicians. It contrasts vivid human declarations with sterile mission language, noting how post Apollo reporting favors precise, technical dialogue over personal heroism.
The passage reflects on a forthcoming era where progress will come from collective effort rather than singular genius. It questions the value of headlines about singular achievements and emphasizes ongoing development in science and social systems to cure disease and reduce poverty.
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